Plot Details The long-awaited meeting between Jay Gatsby and Daisy finally occurs in this chapter Nick tells Gatsby that he will be inviting Daisy for tea and Gatsby agrees to come but he wants everything to be perfect for her arrival (i.e. He cuts Nick’s lawn for him) Daisy arrives at Nick’s and Gatsby attempts…
Summary Our narrator Nick is at Gatsby’s party, full of people he is certain do not even know Gatsby on a personal level“Those who accepted Gatsby’s hospitality and paid him the subtle tribute of knowing nothing whatever about him” (61). Nick lists, in detail, all the names of people who visited Gatsby’s house during the…
Plot Summary Nick goes home to find Gatsby’s butler with an invitation to his party. Nick ventures to Gatsby’s house. He describes the party as hectic and lively. He also comments on how long it lasts. He also mentions how most attendees were not originally invited. Nick meets up with Jordan Baker at the bar.…
Plot Overview: In this chapter Nick goes with Tom to New York; however first Tom goes to see his mistress, Myrtle Wilson and her husband George Wilson at Mr. Wilson’s dismal auto shop. Once in the city Myrtle, Nick and Tom go to the apartment Tom keeps for his affair. After a very strange party…
Summary: In this chapter, we are introduced to Nick and his views on judgment. We get a visual description of Nick’s and Gatsby’s house. Nick meets Daisy and Tom; as well as Jordan Baker. Nick finds out about Tom’s ‘women’ in New York. As Nick heads home he sees Gatsby in the dark, looking across…
Chapter 2: the No-Daddy Blues Chris Gardner, hoping to get Freddie to like him, does well in school – a haven where he seemed to thrive at learning and in social interactions. His early exposure to books paid off, and with his Momma’s continuing encouragement, he quickly mastered reading. While his accomplishments as an elementary…
The memory fades. Willy laments to himself and Happy that he did not go to Alaska with his brother, Ben, who acquired a fortune at the age of twenty-one upon discovering an African diamond mine. Charley, having heard the shouts, visits to check on Willy. They play cards. Charley, concerned about Willy, offers him a…
Willy is lost in his memories. Suddenly, the memories of his sons’ childhood come alive. Young Biff and Happy wash and wax their father’s car after he has just returned from a sales trip. Biff informs Willy that he “borrowed” a football from the locker room to practice. Willy laughs knowingly. Happy tries to get…
Themes The American Dream Is the capitalist belief that if you work hard enough you can be a success in America (the same is true for those of us living and working in Canada). However, the success that the dream aspires to is based on money and power. In Willy’s mind it is also linked…
THE HERO (ES) All of Shakespeare’s tragedies have a tragic hero or ‘protagonist’ who is put into a situation of conflict which he must resolve. A combination of bad luck and misjudgment leads to the hero’s death. He is often a man of high social standing: Romeo and Juliet are both wealthy citizens of Verona…
Shia Are believed to be the descendants from Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and son-in-law Ali. It is believed that they are the best source of knowledge about the Qur’an and Islam This is the key difference between followers of Muhammad’s family and descendants from the followers of Caliph Abu Baker Sunni They are the…
Act I. Antonio’s friend Bassanio owes Antonio money but unable to repay his debts, asks Antonio for more money so he may marry the wealthy and beautiful Portia and so pay back his friend. Antonio has no money to spare but tells Bassanio to use his good name to try to get a loan… Meanwhile,…
Summary Chapter 20 When Amir finally arrives in Kabul he doesn’t recognize it. All the buildings and shops he used to visit and remember were now piles of rubble. All trees cut down. Amir stares at the Taliban, Farid tells Amir he shouldn’t stare at the Taliban because they are looking for trouble, an old…
Chapter 17 Rahim Khan gives Amir an envelope. Inside are letters from Hassan which talk about Hassan hopes, his life and the changes in Kabul The letters are very warm – Hassan doesn’t hold any grudges against Amir. Rahim Khan delivers the bad news to Amir. Hassan and his wife were massacred and their Sohrab…
Summary Chapter 10 Baba and Amir escape Kabul and carry with them all they need, due to high security and the risk of possible conflict. Their destination is Pakistan. A soldier harasses a young woman that travels with them and Baba decides to intervene. The soldier now has Baba at gunpoint and Amir is worried…
Summary Chapter 6 The chapter starts when Amir talks about winter and how every kid in Kabul loved winter. He said that every school in Kabul were closed for the whole winter and how Ahmad would always get bullied by Assef because he wore a wool vest He then talks about how there was a…
Summary Currently in San Francisco (December 2001) Amir recalls events that happened in his past Amir (Pashtun)& Hassan (Hazara) are brothers/friends/ servant (inconsiderate relationship) Hazaras were segregated- called “mice-eating and flat nosed”(Hosseini,9) Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims while Hazaras are Shi’a Muslim Baba built an orphanage and tells his son there is only one sin which…
Power and Pride are both evident in Danforth’s exchange with Giles. He doesn’t like the way that Giles effectively argues the law so she changes things so he can arrest Giles. As a judge, Danforth should know better than to react emotionally (pride). Moral Pride is evident when Hale says to Danforth, “Your honour, I…
Internal vs External Goodness – Elizabeth shows her sense of morality as she implies that John’s actions mean less than what is in his heart (i.e. how he is externally, is less important than how he is internally). Later, John seems to suggest that his name, his outward appearance, is more important than inward goodness. …
Characters in Act 5 Hippolyta Theseus Egeus Philostrate The Mechanicals: Bottom Quince Snout Starveling Snug Flute Demetrius Lysander Helena Hermia Robin a.k.a. Puck Oberon Act 5 Scene 1 Play comes to a full circle. Hippolyta and Theseus talk over the extraordinary stories from the four lovers. Hippolyta thinks they are “strange;” Theseus doesn’t believe them. …